pressing

[all4comics]

How would I safely press a comic at home.. What equipment would I need..? Any suggestion or help would be most appreciated.

 

FYI.. I'm doing this just on my comics from my personal collection.

[Mac Man]

I would scan some of the previous threads in this subsection of the forum. Joeypost and Dad&son had some really interesting threads going on how they did some at-home pressing projects.

[all4comics]

I remember reading that too, but they never said how it was done and with what equiptment..

[ivegotneatstuff]

Hey did you ever get an answer to your pressing question?

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I answered some question in my pressing thread.

 

Take a look. http://boards.collectors-society.com/sho...part=1&vc=1

[Ze-man]

I answered some question in my pressing thread.

 

Take a look. http://boards.collectors-society.com/sho...part=1&vc=1

 

 

Stop giving away all the secrets!

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I answered some question in my pressing thread.

 

Take a look. http://boards.collectors-society.com/sho...part=1&vc=1

 

 

Stop giving away all the secrets!

 

 

[divad]

How would I safely press a comic at home.. What equipment would I need..? Any suggestion or help would be most appreciated.

 

FYI.. I'm doing this just on my comics from my personal collection.

 

Why? The eternal question . . .

[tomc]

How would I safely press a comic at home.. What equipment would I need..? Any suggestion or help would be most appreciated.

 

FYI.. I'm doing this just on my comics from my personal collection.

 

THEN YOU HAVE" HIGH GRADE BOOKS I AM SELLING ON EBAY!!!!!!!!"

 

WTF!!??!!!!!

[all4comics]

I'm not trying to start pressing comics for resale on ebay or anywhere for that matter, but I find it very interesting on how the process is done

[Kent Meredith]

I understand your curiosity, OP, but I would NOT suggest trying this.

 

While pressing can - in some cases - actually EXTEND the life of a book and enhance not just the look, but the strength of the paper, it isn't something that should be attempted without training in conservation.

 

Many years ago, I tried do-it-yourself pressing projects on a favorite SA and GA book, and the damage done to them by my most careful efforts was extensive. (Staple pulls & paper degeneration were just two of the after-effects.)

 

Btw, I wasn't sure at first what the BlowUpThe Moon link was all about, but once I got it, I laughed.

 

Very funny!

[TheShadowKnows]

Im interested in some of your books on ebay.Can you say for sure that they havent been pressed.A serious question from a serious buyer.

[Kent Meredith]

This is directed to All4, right? (I'm confused...)

[TheShadowKnows]

Yes

[nearmint]

Im interested in some of your books on ebay.Can you say for sure that they havent been pressed.A serious question from a serious buyer.

 

Can anyone ever say that for sure? Unless the books are from an original owner collection, and are only now being brought to market for the first time, how would one know for sure?

[all4comics]

Im interested in some of your books on ebay.Can you say for sure that they havent been pressed.A serious question from a serious buyer.

 

I wish I never ask the question in the first place..

 

I still don't know how to press and if I did I won't try to sell them without disclosure..